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CURIOUS FEATURES OF ACTUAL 1rrE
riueky sadie smith.
From the Gresnca,tte PnIs.

At the Experimenting in Gsttysburg. aftst
the arrival of Pckotts dvinon Col WIN II AyIetL via
auecesdej Don. Arnistesd y commander Of he brigade
upon tho death OF Armstshd, was chosen to respond In
behslf q yirsin,a to pennsylvsnias welcome. In Tie
than ordinary notoriny IN that part Of his speech re-
fetring 70 thc patriotic women VI the war The follow
inn are his tcmnrka;
Hut whils speaking OF the deeds and gorc. OF our
MOP 10: not the deeds OF our women be forgotten Why
the Dfrvcst woman ever INV was Pcnnaylvnnin r;l
who dchsd Picketta whole division while we maTSned
through Ntte tbwn called Grerncastte. She had 4
United States flag M apron, which sho detany
waved up and down as our coiutnns passed by her aud
dared US to take IL from her And there was one
corps who dared do SO struck by her courage and 10y
atty, Pickett, with hatof gave her military salute
my regimen; Prs:.cn;sd arm. and We chssrsd hci
Of you boys hero have .donb,lc.a heard. God MeS
the truo and bravo lille woman ani yhe lovely
a abe was brave. Would that she were here Uisi
thatI might IN ndmirnon oi her pluck aud truth Tap
wouanlfood She esarvesR pncc by the hide OF those
Chrthngcnan mnidens who cut OF their trosses low.
strings send their lovers arrows kissing to the Ro
man hearth"
Numerous havo been the comments as % who the no.
roc lady was and II In n matter OF much Interest," the
press has done all possible 70 find OF and place the cred
daughter Of our former townsnan Jacob T. smith, who
aferw ard married Mr. Sibbett aud removed to Youngs
town. Ulao, but who Is now lead
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
Long Distance Cavalry Rides.
From TIE st, Jan,es's Gdrette.

Long distance rides were q feature q the
exercises In India last Capt DeAnPtk Of
hoiating A. O. NJ g., OF the Mhow Division has Issued
pamphlet in which tho Official reports are reproduced,
giving full particular Of each.
The most important experiment. in point Of numbsrS
engaged that which was undertaken BY Cen Luck
during the camp of exercise at sibi. Here complete
cavalry brigade consisting Of the Fifth Bombay Cavalry
out Gen. Luck appears to have aimed at giving 81
Ills belief distance marches performed by few special
~ trimmed and selected men OF value as proofs Of
what the regiments perform; hence tho calling out
Of two entire regiments
An old horse over Il years old broke down AFTER ne
old horses exhausted later In the march and two
died. These casualties happened In tho Fifth Cavalry.
The Beooch Regiment was more fortunate. tor OF the
26 who started only two were unn6ls 70 complete ne
horses q the Royal Artillery which took part In the long
and age certainly not shown to have Como together
10 year old horse being entered - IN fairly good con
and included among tho class in good condition
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s e.. ssS Sss ss are
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and | result e p 9' s ;sMb Ssa i Sasea as
season viii be played out Tho race er Tho p.nnant
Win S sSSfss spsHss q Sa, BE-
rnen, w,.ss 70 Sz sS, al, as fSows
Pom what sSsai BEL hs sirsns!h Of sSsry srsSS.
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nc SH "a IN ssssst ss.s
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sisSssss Strikes Gisas Gsrss nt e ,ss
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velous pheno enni catches rs they are STYLED would
SS.d; sosJ e. nas ss
.enSIa Tho sSnS would not nsesssatiy be ieo prS
astss 81 s
s isn aSpSsse e. I
,oqa shsnss e s WHO Sowea By
"a. .ansIs ,Ss ssr $srs
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thrill the spectators with excitement"
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Newark failed to get Sutton Of the Bostons.
Hamilton and Toronto kick on Umpire Hoover.
Gilman centre neld, Of Toronto has been released
weat OF the Binghamtons has been temporarily sus-
pended.
the NeSs.ss has certainly In x, Lost :. h III
On At
s sHS, for a h hHm0f'a 'A'' LILO ''sf'''"'
Hamilton leads tho League in fielding and is second in
Pc sea sa 9s wo
CITY e.: and i h fair
sna fsoons arc n tSis CUB and good support may
Srs Ts rne nSse sh s CLUB
mortgage has been flied against 1t.
week Sun shcy hngg around in the Vicinity of tho
Newark faitered. Duhdon is playing good ball with
fsn s
GH ss Y' fq s late
Of tho ucas is doing great work in centre and at the
rational Leagues Scranton has found nerss In too
s s assI@S ..1sns'h. They no npfSSsmsn: over
comp,nps that the attendance at the games
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
Tho Deuce Played the Douco with Him.
Prom the Cnfedoo Herald

At q poker game down ct the Standard Club
recently guest who had been introduced by Maurice
Luck was rather substantial party Ike most OF tho
by drawir found himself holding four deuces In the
betting to and fro the seeing and the rasng the money
in front Of tho with tho dcuces gave out and hs
had down Into his pocko for more When the
Announced; but when the cards were laid down unfoS
tunatey there were only four OF them p the hand and
only three deuces 1t had very queer look and the
guest naturally greatly embarrassed. Of course
he could do nothing but surrender the pot and think
The Il morning Eosepfeas Eus, was down town early
in his pocketbook on going homo. lie could only
plain It by believing that In his eArre,tness and nervous
Maurice believe the other fellows Goud give up the go
there was no harm in seeing them 30 that unfortunate
guest OF the Standard trudged around from ono 1d
deuce and showing the poekethook and describing how
The Standard Club fellows were willing to make con-
cesson however They told their dsconoerted friend
to come around to- tile Standard some other night and
play that deuce. They'd keep tho pot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
An Engeaions Oriole.

It Is curious what variety OF materials Bal
snere oroen Will in the construction OF their nests
In the lawn OF prees homes In the state
Maryland pair OF orioles selected Tree In which to
buiid II was a large hr ltee., AeoGt forty ,nvs
sewing y one OF Che windows opposite this
being called away TO other room, sho
placed her spool Of cotton the window sill When she
for Il dlscoiersdlt tho door Of the porch which
lust Outsde or the window. She found that ooItuider
able length OF the cotton unwpund and looking for
the end q l. abe traced Il TO the nest OF the orale.
aud the bird busily weaving IL into the The
lady placed the spool In tbs window, and Il shown
a. q curiosity 70 All who visited the house
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Where they were horn.

Prom The san FTdnciSc0 CAroHicte. =
Some time after tho war Gen. Crittenden met
three officers at dinner and they became
MAJOR" said Gen. Crittenden to of them, "where
were you borpf" -
born sir In Nantucket Mass, but you lived ten
years the South, and married Southern lady and
as my In the South OF course fought
FOR them" -
Well air. born in Nantucket Mass, but I'd lived
In tire sdpth twenty years and Of course
II Soc said the General turning to the third. ~Colo
mol where were you bornl' =
~ born in Nantucket Mass. too, but I'd been
thirty years In the South. aid
That's curious isn't ittn
"Tell me. General" said ono Of them. where wero
you bornr'
'Tweli was born In Huntwen. Ala but lived In tho
North for many years. and fought for the Union"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
All In the Family.
From, the st. Louis Globe Democrat.

A romantic marriage took place recently in
Jefersonvlls Ky, before Esquire Ware. VIM. Brown
claim their home in Nelson county fourteen miles from
bride is sweet H. brown wore jean pants tSat Struck
him tho knees His looked like the remnant
but lnoksd as # II had been worn On hsi
1t appears that Browns brother Sam and Mary wers
to have eloped the same time William and her sis
changed Mary went with William and her sister went
got but short distance from the home OF the girls when
their father learned ofrheir departure He started 10
pursuit horseback and overlook them about four
miles from home; They were in bpsxiss and The od
seeiPa the predicnment they were IN the foremost
couple gave whip to the horse and were soon ont OF
after talking the matter they concluded that they
would get married and make all right with the other
party when they got back.
They did not seem to bothered abou It and when
asked there would be trouble when they home,
the groom said:
NO gucss not Both girls about alike but
went this one will make 1t all right with
sam wkon get home"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
Discovered by .. Bald-headed Man.
From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.

I have only known one instance whore bald:
shining pate fell Into tho habit Of watching the
Of his flea He noticed that fly always
walks upward. Put fly a window and up he goes
toward The tSp; he can't be MADE to walk dSwnyasa
against themt Forthwith he made a window screen
divided in half Tho upper half Tapped over the lower
would light the screen he would proceed to travel
ward and would thus walk straight outdoors On reach
ing top of the lower half he would be outslde Not
being able walk down no had TO- return to the
BY this q room can be quickly cleared Of
6ies, which always seek tho light
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and Patton had not yet returned. II ives use.
less to expect him until morning and 1 set
shSSs RSs ssEon ss Sseb hs
and roturn during The nght tied the n norsS9
occupy the vehicle, and prepared to spend the
plight on guard She seemed e OPPOSE nd ths
retsn and Il %ns erse on
paft she could not accept. bundled her into
the wasoni however, promising that that I
the fire 90 down and took my circle around ths
soe, with eam SssS sss ho S 'G ssssd g
O'Clock, by that time was very tired and
sleep, knowing that the DANCER was not yet
passed, but !! sat down on knoll about forty
aSat 81 tho q 60 would
fsas S SSi lsD ana
was tied inst to tree on the plains and that q
ras,l was crawling toward mo, Thss
Was Ss coming ggsry to Ss spd
had been s reality, and my mind was IS Sl s.
look about and when II was within ten feet its
sma brsw hand ana tho hand cutched d."
bulldog pistol The pistol was pointed full at
me- spd saw that the hammcE was up
and then l saw behind mo. Tho snake was no
longer in front, but crceping up IN my rear,
sna yet b ssGe s
the pistol was rSlsea to The back Of my hes S
"so Ian am t to BE- shot. It is large bullet, and
It win g. c!ee s through ny head ID, wonder
make a iierce fight Tor hyli.s.
CluRI"' It was the sound Of q pistol ham
mer strlkipg on tho , centre OF c caartridSeh,a
ars stood beiors me- ~ gave my heavy rins
sh sT sSre End r the eTas s
an N who should e have been asisep in The wagon
ed it away and carried her to the embers Of the
ana haa ed ssn
found that the. cartridge had boon tried by the
and and FOOT S and then kept yisilsnt watch until
enough bafore this. but the Only. aid oxt tended
Pa s I'D f NOT ssddssss ns and
Hsos ass 0iStf n0ias!
was great mystery fy 10 me, bit the woman was
blood Il GsT ass and ara {hsa a, s5s xsv
s:sSssbb H 2ssTs 25ss! ssss
been sent into camp. with the, story
Into, the. wagon. The two men came
to distract my end the
couldn't find i, and mi sst the Indian for a
Guided that had the money on me, and while
mapped she crept up to shoot me and SECURE
It. she told the particulars as coolly as re-
late them to you, and when she had finished
she asked what I was going to do about It,
Patton had BY that time returned, having
raised such a row that his captors feared to
detaip him longer and he answered the qies-
ton BY picking up rope and starting for tho
This broke the woman down. and she begged
and pleaded 80 ebjectly that we left her free 70
90 where she would Whom we. drove op. To
have taken her to Ockmulgee. Kiekapoo. or any
other town as prisoner would have been TO
was some consolation to know that tho blow !
not recover for many days. She was penitent
enough as So droye away. but six weeks later
was killed with her husband, a alf-breed,
while stealing stock from the Creek Indians.
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Deaco, White. valuable rips,
From the Chicago Herald.

II Deacon s. V, White ever meets with hard
luck and wants stake he can get one BY coming out TO
sei In we wan Of Ss ne Sr S the
operators were right the market And recoung them
selves for the big losses they made last December These
lucky men have Deacon White 10 thank for this He
kesm and few Of the Others sons tips worth money
He said for instance that Pacific Mail was good sell
go of 70 points and that Erie 2ds were as certain to to
ada be IAN W n mn EUs nv sra AZ
probably foots up In round numbers e25QoO0
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A Remark able Surgical Operation.
From the Pau Ndtt Gdseke

Just twelve months ago young man named
Saunders attempted to murder ms sweethaart IN ne
cane For that he sentenced TO fftesn years
penal servtde After painful illness the girl gradu
ally grew better bnt she always insisted that piece Of
the bade had broken of in her body and was still
there.
Prof. Humphrey OF Addenbroote's Hospital Cam
bridge hos Just In extracting from the grlv
body piece of tho steel blade more than six inches
length The Tsost taSt connected win
girls chest the blade extracted broken end nrst
from her back II must have thus turned completely
round Her recovery considered to DO almost certain
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cidedy Purianic associations received visit from
Italian professor who pay his respects before
grasPcd her hand and exclaimed in angshed iceonts
'Ohl madame. es IL not hot es hell dAmui Is Ynt
not what yod say, madame, in Ameriquo 81 =
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Why the Crop Failed.
Ernru the Hashfndfoa SIR.

Waiter" said q gentleman in the dining car,
shave you any gooseberry pie 81 -
No, sab: haint carryin' any dis yeah, sah."
"W6y In thatf" 81
wei YOU see, sab, dey's scace dis seasuin. Las
winter was cole and stormy dat It wus mighty tough
on dsA-eess."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
By Aid. Sanborn-

by Ala. SanD0rn-
Whereas, The Common Council of the
City OF st. Paul heretofore ordered the
Board of Public Works to report whether
change OF grade on Summit avenue, from
Dale street to Lexington avenue, in said
city, as shown by red line on profile an
neXed to said order. was necessary and
proper. and, whether real estate to be assessed
for said Improvement could be found bene-
fitted to the extent of damages and costs to
be incurred by said Improvement; and
whereas, In accordance with said order.
the Board of Public Works did make report
to the Common Council of date of Dec. 8.
1886, recommending said improvement. and
that property could be found benefited to
the extent of damages. costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred in making said
change Of grade as aforesaid; and whereas.
the Common Council of said CITY. on the
21st day OF December, 1886, adopted said
report and ordered the City Clerk to give
the notice required by law; and
Whereas, The City Clerk gave notice in
the official paper of said city, for three
successive weeks, twice in each week. that
the Common Council of said city would. on
the 18th day OF March, 1887, at 1880 o'clock
p. m. at the Council Chamber in said CITY.
consider such proposed change of grade:
and
Whereas, At the time and place designated
for such proposed change of grade, the
Common Council, after hearing all persons
interested, and being of the opinion that
the same was necessary and proper. ordered
the grade on Summit avenue, from Dale
street to Lexington avenue, to be changed
III accordance with the red line as shown ON
the annexed profile, being the same as re-
Ierred 10 In all the proceedings had in re-
gard to said change; therefore
Resolved. That said order and the nrof;,e
representing said change of grade be re-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
By Aid. Kahn

By Aid Kahn
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of St. Paul:
That the matter OF grading Payne
avenue, from Maryland street to Ivy
street. be and the same is hereby re-
ferred to the Board of Public Works to in
vestgate and report:
First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate of
the expense thereof, and state whether one
half of the cost thereof is to be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent of damages, costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition OF application of the own
ers Of majority of the property to be as
sessed for such improvement?
Fifth--Send the Council plan or profile
of said improvement as required by law, if
you report in favor of the same.
SiXth-Send the Council a proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Conley. Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Ryan, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Long, Mr.. Presidential.
Approved March II, 1887.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
By Aid, RYAN

BY Aid. Ryan
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
eli Of the City of ST. Paul:
That the matter of widening Cliff street,
between Forbes street and the intersection
line between lots IL and ~, block 3, Bern
heimers addition with Forbes street. be and
the same is hereby referred to the Board of
Public Works to investigate and report:
First--Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate of
the expense thereof. and state whether OBJ
half of the cost thereof is to be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is let.
Thrd-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent Of damages. costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition or application of the own
ers of majority of the property to be
assessed for such improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or profile
Of said improvement as required by law,
if you report in favor of the same.
Sixth-Send the Council proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan, O'Connor.
Petsch. Cullen, Ryan. Weber, Kenny, Kahn,
Long. Mr.. President-11.
Approved March II. 1887.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19

In the matter of the report of the Board Of
Public Works dated March IA, 1887,
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Council
of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board of Public Works OF Said
City OF st. Paul cause the following i'm
provement to be made. to-wit: Open, widen
and extend Elizabeth street, between South
Robert street and State street, in said city,
condemning and taking all that land not
already condemned or dedicated for public
use. lying within the lines of Elizabeth
street, i'll West st. Paul Proper, produced
east to State street; that said Board shall
proceed without delay to assess the amount
as nearly as they can ascertain the same,
which will be required to pay the damages,
costs and necessary expenses of such i'm
provement upon the real estate to be bene-
fitted by said Improvement, as provided by
law, it being the opinion of the Council
that real estate to be assessed for such i'm
provement can be found benefited to the
extent of the damages, costs ana expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby.
Yeas---Ald- Conley, Dewlan, oConnon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
By Aid. Long
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-

BY Aid. Long
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of grading Howell ave.
nue., from st. Anthony avenue to Iglehart
street (Merriam Park be and the same is
hereby referred to the Board of Public
Works to investigate and report:
First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second--Give the Council an estimate of
the expense thereof, and state whether one
half of the cost thereof is to be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent of damages, costs and expenses nee
essary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition or application of the
owners of a majority of the property to be
assessed for such improvement?
Flfth-Send the Council plan or profile
of said improvement as required by law, if
you report in favor of the same.
SiXth-Send the Council proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan. O'Connor,
Petsch. Cullen, Ryan, Weber, Kenny, Kahn.
Long. Mr.. Presidential.
Approved March II, 1887.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19

the expense thereof. and state whether one
half OF the cost thereof is to be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is let
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to
the extent OF damages costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-1s such Improvement asked for
upon the petition or application OF the
owners Of a majority of the property to be
assessed for such Improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or profile
of said improvement as required by law,
if you report In favor of the same.
Sixth Send the Council a proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Ryan, Weber, Kenney,
Kain, Long, Mr.. Presidential.
Approved March II, 1887.
BY Aid. Weber
is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of grading Grotto street,
from Marshall street to Mnaehsha street.
be and the same is hereby referred to the
Board of Public Works to investigate and
report:
First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate Of
the expense thereof, and state whether
one-half of the cost thereof is to be paid
into the City Treasury before the contract
is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent OF the damages, costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition or application of the
owners of majority of the property to be
assessed for such Improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or pro-
file of said improvement as required by
law. if you report in favor Of the same.
SixtD-Send the Council a proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. ConleY, Dowian. OConnor,
Petsch. Cullen, Ryan. Weber, Kenny,
Kahn. Long, Mr.. President-11.
Approved March IL, 1887.